The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary SchoolNayland Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School and Nayland Primary School are primary schools.

  • The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Nayland Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Nayland Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard and Nayland Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 63.0% for The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School and 83.0% for Nayland Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Nayland Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School versus Nayland Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ColchesterThe Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary SchoolNr ColchesterNayland Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking293rd of 430 in Essex 44th of 240 in Suffolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll207 203
Capacity210 210
LocationColchester, CO6 4AT Nr Colchester, CO6 4HZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% 83.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard9.0% 17.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census207 203
Free school meals (ever 6)15.9% 7.9%
English as an additional language6.3% 1.0%
SEN support11.1% 1.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% 3.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.8% 3.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School

Nayland Primary School

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